Actor Kamal Haasan has announced his next film with director H Vinoth of Valimai fame through a video. The yet-to-be-titled film is assumed to be a political feature, and the announcement video was accompanied by the caption ‘Rise to rule’. In the video, Kamal is seen holding a burning torch and leading what looks like a people’s movement. It is interesting here to note that Kamal Haasan is also a politician in real life, and his party symbol is a torchlight.
The film will be produced by Kamal’s own production company Raaj Kamal Films International. This will be the actor’s 233rd film, and further details of the film are yet to be announced.
And it begins…#RKFI52 #KH233
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) July 4, 2023
#RISEtoRULE #HVinoth #Mahendran @RKFI @turmericmediaTM @magizhmandram pic.twitter.com/7cej87cghE
At present, Kamal is shooting for Indian 2, directed by Shankar. The film also has actors Siddharth and Kajal Aggarwal playing significant roles. Impressed by the output, Kamal had recently gifted Shankar an expensive watch. Kamal will also reunite with filmmaker Mani Ratnam in a project tentatively titled ‘KH 234’. There have been no updates about the film, except Udhayanidhi Stalin, whose Red Giant Movie will present it, clarifying that it is not a political film. This film will mark Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan’s coming together for the first time in 35 years. The duo last worked together for the gangster drama Nayakan in the year 1987, which has since acquired a cult status among fans. The film is likely to be released in 2024.
Kamal was last seen in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Vikram. The film, which also had actors Fahadh Faasil, Vijay Sethupathi, Suriya, and Gayathri, turned out to be a huge blockbuster, said to have earned more than Rs 400 crores at the box office. Vikram broke several box office records and was officially among the highest-grossing films in Tamil Nadu last year.
Director Vinoth’s last film was Thunivu with Ajith Kumar. The film received negative responses from the audience and critics alike.